The Mothership podcast: Why we love pro wrestling (and why you should, too)

We're ready to rumble. Are you?

In this week's episode of The Mothership, the geek culture podcast from the Paste BN NETWORK, the crew celebrates a big weekend for professional wrestling — with rookie wrestler Ronda Rousey in the new action film "Mile 22" (in theaters now) and WWE's "SummerSlam" airing live on Sunday — by discussing their love for sports entertainment with special guest Aubrey Sitterson. Writer of "The Comic Book History of Professional Wrestling," Sitterson joins Brett and Brian to run down their all-time favorite wrestlers and story lines, plus explain its appeal for non-fans. (Plus check out an exclusive preview of the book below!)

Have thoughts about the podcast? Reach out to us on Twitter at @MothershipPod or individually at @klawls, @brettmolina23 or @briantruitt. You can also send an email to mothershippod@usatoday.com.

P.S. If you like what you hear, subscribe to The Mothership for free on Apple Podcasts and leave a review!

Subscribe to The Mothership for free on Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | SoundCloud

The Mothership is Paste BN's podcast that covers all things nerdy in pop culture. Hosted by tech reporter Brett Molina, film critic Brian Truitt and entertainment writer Kelly Lawler, each week our roundtable of experts dissects the latest in geek culture, from superhero movies to sci-fi TV shows to the latest and greatest video games. We're saving the world from bad comic-book adaptations every Friday on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud and Stitcher.